by Anthony Braaten | Sep 4, 2020 | MASS TORTS
There was a startling spike in the number of middle school and high school students who reported vaping in 2018 compared to 2017, according to the 2018 National Youth Tobacco Survey, a project funded by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for...
by Anthony Braaten | Aug 31, 2020 | MASS TORTS
Bayer appears to be “welshing” on the $10.9 billion deal it struck in June to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits over its Roundup weedkiller, the California federal judge overseeing the Roundup multidistrict litigation opined Thursday during a Zoom hearing. Lawsuits...
by Anthony Braaten | Aug 26, 2020 | MASS TORTS
An Illinois woman whose lungs were severely injured after she started vaping is suing JUUL, alleging the vape maker “intentionally downplayed, misrepresented, concealed and failed to warn of the risks of nicotine exposure and addiction that the products posed.”...
by Anthony Braaten | Aug 19, 2020 | MASS TORTS
Reynolds America Inc., maker of Camel and Newport cigarettes, is going after JUUL’s share of the vape market with inexpensive vapes, designer vape skins, and a marketing campaign that uses young adult models and musicians that appeal to young adults, the Wall Street...
by Anthony Braaten | Aug 18, 2020 | MASS TORTS
Teens who vape are more likely to suffer with lifetime asthma, a new study has found. But when combined with cigarette smoking or marijuana use, the risk may be even greater. The study, presented at the annual American Thoracic Society, which was held virtually this...
by Anthony Braaten | Aug 13, 2020 | MASS TORTS
New Jersey-based vape company Eonsmoke was ordered to pay the state of Arizona $22.5 million and barred from selling its products in the state, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced. Brnovich filed the consumer fraud lawsuit against Eonsmoke in January,...